An ancient psychedelic mushroom called Soma, similar to amanita muscaria, was referred to in the Rig Veda as “The Creator of Gods” or “The God of Gods”, because it’s hallucinatory capabilities were thought to elevate ancient shamans to the plane of divinity and make them equal to deities. The juices from the stalk of the mushroom were extracted and made into a ritual drink which was passed around a sacred fire of worship under a full moon.

i know that the moon is slowly, slowly pulling out of the earth’s atmosphere. I know that it’s bigger than Pluto. I know that there’s a man in it who winks at me at night when I’m up to dirty business. I know that werewolves come out under a full moon. I know that there’s a tribe of green space gremlins who live on the moon and eat crystal rock candy, poop butterflies, and have glow-in-the-dark teeth.